Hello there guys...
After being forced to sell my old '88 and fall into the shadows for a bit, I have regained my footing and hopped back in the saddle. I found a pretty clean, rust-free, '96 Bronco XL near my new home in SE Michigan. It is a former Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency fleet truck and spent all but the last couple years of its life in TN. Knowing it was a state gov't truck, I feel pretty confident in its maintenance schedule for most of its life. I am the third owner, and the guy I bought it from only put about 6000 miles on the clock. He put a lot of work into it, and did a pretty good job at most of it, from what I can tell. Here are the stats of it when I purchased it:
It runs well, and a fellow FSB member came by my house the other day and helped me reset the PSOM, so it should run even better on the road next time i take it out.
So without further ado - here she is:
After being forced to sell my old '88 and fall into the shadows for a bit, I have regained my footing and hopped back in the saddle. I found a pretty clean, rust-free, '96 Bronco XL near my new home in SE Michigan. It is a former Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency fleet truck and spent all but the last couple years of its life in TN. Knowing it was a state gov't truck, I feel pretty confident in its maintenance schedule for most of its life. I am the third owner, and the guy I bought it from only put about 6000 miles on the clock. He put a lot of work into it, and did a pretty good job at most of it, from what I can tell. Here are the stats of it when I purchased it:
- 1996 XL model
- 5.8 L with E4OD/BW1356 t.c.
- 8.8 limited slip and TTB Detroit-locked D44 with 4.56 gear ratios
- Warn lockouts
- 15x10 black wheels (unknown brand)
- 35" GoodYear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar
- Rear disc brake conversion
- Stainless braided brake lines
- Front and rear custom fabbed off-road bumpers with swing-out spare carrier
- recessed off road lights in front and rear bumpers (not wired yet)
- Custom fabbed rock sliders with step bars
- Mastercraft suspension racing seats
- 5.5" JBG SuperFlex suspension lift with extended radius arms with Deaver prog coils and
- Pioneer head unit with wireless remote
- New door and panel speakers of unknown brand
- New stainless 3" exhaust from the stock Y-pipe back, new high-flow cat, and Flomaster
It runs well, and a fellow FSB member came by my house the other day and helped me reset the PSOM, so it should run even better on the road next time i take it out.
So without further ado - here she is: